>> my name is aaliyah hunter, and i'm a student at lowell high school. [indiscernible] to know that the ones i met are going to leave is upsetting, and i'm having trouble trying to form these words

>> my name is aaliyah hunter, and i'm a student at lowell high school. [indiscernible] to know that the ones i met are going to leave is upsetting, and i'm having trouble trying to form these words because they have been absolutely helpful for a lot of one of them have stepped up to be a black student union sponsor, mr. cho. there won't be anyone as amazing as him. i'm begging, please do not layoff these teachers at lowell. the ones that are going to be laid off are the ones that are going to be there for the students. thank you for all you do, thank you to the teachers. save our teachers. >> clerk: thank you. hello, nolani. >> hello. my name is nolani [indiscernible], and i am with jrotc. the jrotc is not a method of military induction. we have been fighting our school administration for years, and i don't think those in the school administration and around us understand how important this program is for the students. it's a huge force of the identity, exploring what you can know from the world around you. it's one of the greatest groups i've been able